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papule

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small, inflammatory, irritated spot on the skin, similar in appearance to a pimple, but not containing pus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: dermatology, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a small inflamed elevation of skin that is nonsuppurative (as in chicken pox)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pimple, hickey, zit

Narrower terms: papulovesicle, vesicopapule

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papula.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 丘疹 (qiūzhěn) — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Finnish: näppylä — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • French: papule — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Hungarian: papula — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Japanese: 丘疹 (kyūshin) — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Persian: پاپول (pâpul) — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Portuguese: pápula — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Russian: па́пула (pápula) — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Spanish: pápula — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus
  • Turkish: papül — small, inflammatory spot on skin without pus